Speaker, Cultural Awareness Workshop & Managing Ferals Panel Member

Nicole King, South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation, Kingborough Council and NRM South

Talk: Preserving island biodiversity through invasive species and cultural land management practices talk

The South-East Tasmania Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC) and NRM South are working towards protecting the unique ecological and cultural significance of Bruny Island. Efforts are focusing on invasive species management (cat control) and reinstating cultural land management practices, such as cultural burns.

Bruny is an important breeding area for some of Tasmania’s most threatened species such as swift parrots and eastern quolls. It is also home to significant populations of short-tailed shearwaters and little penguins.

Nicole says "It offers a very significant area to our mob and tribes. We are connected to the Island via Land and Sea. The Island has many cultural sites, such as rock quarries, Ochre sites, petroglyphs, cultural shells and living sites.

Being able to visit these sites and learn cultural ways of our elders on Bruny Island and Murrayfield has been a life-changing experience for the better.

Learning cultural burning on Murrayfield over the last few years has strengthened my love of all the Native Animals and plants that are part of our continued connection to the land."

Murrayfield is a sheep farm on Bruny Island and is run by the local Aboriginal Corporation. It is fundamental to the learning of Cultural Knowledge by everyone. 

Workshop Cultural Awareness 

Aboriginal people have maintained a vibrant and grounded cultural life through the continuation of cultural practices that extend back far beyond our living memories. Join Nicole King and Linton Burgess while they discuss cultural awareness and ways to enhance the health of the land, sea and waterways through cultural awareness, for future generations to come.

View Nicole's Presentation at the Conference here: